Tony Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education | California Department of Education
Tony Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education | California Department of Education
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.2% identified as male, 48.6% as female, and 0.2% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.
Data also showed that Hispanic or Latino students made up 43.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in the county, followed by white students at 42.2% (3,917 students), multiracial students at 6.6% (612 students) and American Indian or Alaska Native students at 4% (368 students).
Lower Lake High School had the highest enrollment among Lake County's 247 schools in the 2023-24 academic year, welcoming 931 students.
After peaking at 6.3 million in the early 2000s, public school enrollment in California has marked its seventh consecutive decline in the 2023-24 school year, with projections indicating it could fall to approximately 5.2 million by the 2033-34 school year. This trend is attributed to lower birth rates, slowed immigration, and families relocating out of state due to high housing costs. Rural and coastal districts have been particularly affected, facing tough decisions such as school closures and staffing reductions.
Although chronic absenteeism in California decreased in 2023, it remains double the pre-pandemic rate. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, chronic absenteeism in the state public schools reached 25% in 2023, up from 12% in 2019.
| School name | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Lake High School | 1,057 | 931 | -11.9% |
| Lower Lake Elementary School | 752 | 724 | -3.7% |
| Pomo | 708 | 711 | 0.4% |
| Kelseyville Elementary School | 594 | 573 | -3.5% |
| Kelseyville High School | 540 | 554 | 2.6% |
| Burns Valley | 544 | 523 | -3.9% |
| Coyote Valley Elementary School | 462 | 498 | 7.8% |
| Terrace Middle School | 482 | 475 | -1.5% |
| Lakeport Elementary School | 394 | 429 | 8.9% |
| Upper Lake Elementary School | 378 | 426 | 12.7% |
| Middletown High School | 420 | 406 | -3.3% |
| Mountain Vista Middle School | 375 | 384 | 2.4% |
| Clear Lake High School | 357 | 336 | -5.9% |
| Upper Lake High School | 323 | 331 | 2.5% |
| Riviera Elementary School | 223 | 296 | 32.7% |
| Lucerne Elementary School | 299 | 292 | -2.3% |
| Middletown Middle School | 232 | 214 | -7.8% |
| Minnie Cannon Elementary School | 182 | 198 | 8.8% |
| East Lake | 244 | 187 | -23.4% |
| Upper Lake Middle School | 178 | 183 | 2.8% |
| Cobb Mountain Elementary School | 135 | 137 | 1.5% |
| Richard H. Lewis Alternative | 96 | 98 | 2.1% |
| Lakeport Alternative (Home School) | 81 | 93 | 14.8% |
| Carle (William C.) High (Continuation) | 68 | 89 | 30.9% |
| Kelseyville Learning Academy | 78 | 46 | -41% |
| Natural High (Continuation) | 35 | 26 | -25.7% |
| Clearlake Creativity | 22 | 21 | -4.5% |
| Loconoma Valley High School | 15 | 21 | 40% |
| Highlands Academy | 12 | 17 | 41.7% |
| Education Donaldson Education Center | 15 | 16 | 6.7% |
| Clover Valley High (Continuation) | 12 | 14 | 16.7% |
| Lloyd Hance Community | 12 | 10 | -16.7% |
| Blue Heron | 7 | 7 | 0% |
| Kelseyville Community Day | 8 | 7 | -12.5% |
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